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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Schedule network diagramming technique in which schedule activities are represented by boxes or nodes. schedule activities are graphically linked by one or more logical relationships to show the sequence in which the activities are performed






2. A short unique numeric or text identification assigned to each schedule activity to differentiate that project activity from other project activities. typically unique within any one project schedule network diagram






3. Output from performing project management processes and activities. results include outcomes and documents.






4. Reserve






5. Compares technical accomplishments during project execution to the project management plan's schedule of planned technical achievements.






6. Method of resolving the total variance in the set of scope - cost - and schedule variables into specific component variances that are associated with defined factors affecting scope - cost and schedule variables






7. A documented tabulation of schedule activities that shows the activity description - activity identifier - and a sufficiently detailed scope of work description so project team members understand what work is to be performed






8. The document that describes the communications needs and expectations for the project; how and in what format information will be communicated; when and where each communication will be made; wan who is responsible for providing each type of communic






9. Number of labor units required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component






10. Processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation - collection - distribution - storage - retrieval - and ultimate disposition of project information






11. Improving the competencies - team interaction - and the overall team environment to enhance project performance






12. Action taken to bring a defective or nonconforming component into compliance with requirements or specifications






13. Permission and direction to begin work on a specific schedule activity or work package or control account. sanctions project work to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time - and in the proper sequence






14. Any of all external environmental factors and internal organizational environmental factors that surround or influence the projects success. these factors are from any or all of the enterprises involved in the project and include organizational cultu






15. The right to apply project resources - expend funds - make decisions or give approvals






16. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result






17. Measure of schedule efficiency on a project. ratio of earned value (EV) and the planned value (PV). SV = EV minus PV.






18. Adding features and functionality (project scope) without addressing the effects on time - costs - and resources or without customer approval






19. The process of obtaining seller responses - selecting a seller and awarding a contract






20. One of the defining points of a schedule network; a junction point joined to some or all of the other dependency lines






21. Continuously improving and detailing a plan as more detailed and specific information and more accurate estimates become available as the project progresses and thereby producing more accurate and complete plans that result from the successive iterat






22. Total costs actually incurred and recorded in accomplishing work performed during a given time period for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. actual cost can sometimes be direct labor hours alone - direct costs alone - or all c






23. Any numbering system used to uniquely identify each component of the work breakdown structure






24. Examining or measuring to verify whether an activity - component - product - result of service conforms to specified requirements.






25. Calendar of working days or shifts that establishes those dates on which schedule activities are worked and nonworking days that determine those dates on which schedule activities are idle






26. Provision in the project management plan to mitigate cost and or schedule risk. modifier: management reserve (unknown risks) - contingency reserve (known - but unplanned risks)






27. A point in time associated with schedule activity's completion.






28. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result






29. Risk that arises as a direct result of implementing a risk response






30. Documented direction to perform an activity that can reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks






31. Graphical representation of situations showing causal influences - time ordering of events and other relationships among variables and outcomes






32. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met






33. Defining how to conduct risk management activities for a project






34. Organizational body or entity assigned various responsibilities related to the centralized and coordinated management of those projects under its domain.






35. Defined systematic procedure employed by a human resource to perform an activity to produce a product or result or deliver a service that may employ one or more tools






36. Uncertain event or condition that has a positive or negative effect on projects objectives






37. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints






38. Planned dates for performing schedule activities and planned dates for meeting schedule milestones






39. Skilled human resources - equipment - services - supplies - commodities - material - budgets or funds






40. Communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and address issues as they occur






41. Summary level schedule that identifies the major schedule milestone






42. Shortening the project schedule duration without reducing the project scope






43. Analytical technique that uses three cost or duration estimates to represent optimistic - most likely and pessimistic scenarios.






44. Buyer pays the seller a set amount (as defined by the contract) and the seller can earn an additional amount if the seller meets defined performance criteria






45. Risk response planning technique for a threat that creates changes to the project management plan that are meant to either eliminate the risk or to protect the project objectives from its impact.






46. The acquirer of products - services or results for an organization






47. An imperfection or deficiency in a project component where that component does not meet requirements or specifications and needs to be either repaired or replaced






48. Those criteria - including performance requirements and essential conditions which must be met before project deliverables are accepted






49. The process of completing each project procurement






50. An information gathering technique used as a way to reach a consensus of experts on a subject. experts on the subject participate in the technique anonymously. a facilitator uses a questionnaire to solicit ideas about the important project points rel